diff --git a/tests/e2e/banff/suites.go b/tests/e2e/banff/suites.go
index f89203cd510e..cb68ca877c28 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/banff/suites.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/banff/suites.go
@@ -127,5 +127,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[Banff]", func() {
 
 				tc.Outf("{{green}}issued X-chain import{{/}}: %s\n", tx.ID())
 			})
+
+			_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 		})
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/p/elastic_subnets.go b/tests/e2e/p/elastic_subnets.go
index 6fdd8966c302..ed5a228cdd2a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/p/elastic_subnets.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/p/elastic_subnets.go
@@ -190,5 +190,7 @@ var _ = e2e.DescribePChain("[Elastic Subnets]", func() {
 				)
 				require.NoError(err)
 			})
+
+			_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 		})
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/p/owner_retrieval.go b/tests/e2e/p/owner_retrieval.go
index a92c256a2c93..dc3e9e0a42ff 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/p/owner_retrieval.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/p/owner_retrieval.go
@@ -91,5 +91,7 @@ var _ = e2e.DescribePChain("[P-Chain Wallet]", func() {
 			require.Equal(newOwner.Threshold, subnetOwner.Threshold)
 			require.Equal(newOwner.Addrs, subnetOwner.Addrs)
 		})
+
+		_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 	})
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/p/permissionless_layer_one.go b/tests/e2e/p/permissionless_layer_one.go
index 844b3a257341..edd1dbf7f9e4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/p/permissionless_layer_one.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/p/permissionless_layer_one.go
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ var _ = e2e.DescribePChain("[Permissionless L1]", func() {
 			ManagerChainID: chainID,
 			ManagerAddress: address,
 		}, res)
+
+		_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 	})
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/p/workflow.go b/tests/e2e/p/workflow.go
index c3d654393ffb..ae21bae227dc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/p/workflow.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/p/workflow.go
@@ -200,5 +200,7 @@ var _ = e2e.DescribePChain("[Workflow]", func() {
 
 			require.Equal(initialAVAXBalance+toTransfer-xContext.BaseTxFee, finalAVAXBalance)
 		})
+
+		_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 	})
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/x/transfer/virtuous.go b/tests/e2e/x/transfer/virtuous.go
index 20b7896a14be..337e2aeed2f5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/x/transfer/virtuous.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/x/transfer/virtuous.go
@@ -305,5 +305,7 @@ RECEIVER  NEW BALANCE (AFTER) : %21d AVAX
 				runFunc(i)
 				time.Sleep(time.Second)
 			}
+
+			_ = e2e.CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc, env.GetNetwork())
 		})
 })
diff --git a/tests/fixture/e2e/helpers.go b/tests/fixture/e2e/helpers.go
index 9a088acbbddd..dcf68cb94657 100644
--- a/tests/fixture/e2e/helpers.go
+++ b/tests/fixture/e2e/helpers.go
@@ -221,6 +221,17 @@ func CheckBootstrapIsPossible(tc tests.TestContext, network *tmpnet.Network) *tm
 
 	// Check that the node becomes healthy within timeout
 	require.NoError(tmpnet.WaitForHealthy(tc.DefaultContext(), node))
+
+	// Ensure that the primary validators are still healthy
+	for _, node := range network.Nodes {
+		if node.IsEphemeral {
+			continue
+		}
+		healthy, err := node.IsHealthy(tc.DefaultContext())
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.True(healthy, "primary validator %s is not healthy", node.NodeID)
+	}
+
 	return node
 }